The line was silent for a moment, and she was sure her mom was contemplating how in the world a good mother could leave her youngest daughter alone when she was hurting so badly, but things had not been good between Cassidy and their parents lately, particularly their mom, so Cadence knew Cass wouldn’t want to talk to their mother about Brandon. Finally, her mother just said, “Okay. I’ll... give her some space.”

“Thanks. Thank you for handling the wedding, too, both of you. I ...